Zora Neale Hurston (18911960) grew up in Eatonville, Florida, the first incorporated black community in America (Wall 376). Perhaps her isolation from white racism and discrimination during her childhood and her mothers encouragement to jump at da sun contributed to her strong sense of self and her audacity in crossing racial, social, and gendered boundaries (Wall 376). Indeed, in exploring Hurston's life and experiences, it is difficult to believe that Hurston herself discerned any boundaries attempting to be foisted on her. Hurston describes her literary aesthetics as:
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